Senior Systems Engineer

QinetiQ US; Harvard (MA); On-site; USD 91,000 - 144,000; Full time

Job summary

QinetiQ US is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer to lead test and evaluation activities across Navy and maritime defense programs. You will assemble test protocols from system requirements, integrate cross-disciplinary teams, and ensure readiness, execution, and reporting align with program goals.

The role emphasizes hands-on testing, design verification, and collaboration with customers and laboratories to deliver robust, verifiable solutions.

Qualifications

• BS in Systems Engineering or related field; MS preferred.
• At least five years in systems engineering, T&E, integration and testing, or qualification supporting defense programs.
• Experience with Navy or maritime systems.
• Experience with test plans, procedures, readiness docs, verification docs, and test reports for complex defense systems.
• Experience with requirements development, management, and traceability.
• Multidisciplinary team experience and ability to work independently.

Responsibilities

• Develop product design descriptions, requirements and system test documentation, safety analyses, and technical analyses against requirements.
• Provide systems engineering oversight of test and evaluation activities.
• Develop, review, update, test plans, verification approaches, and qualification documentation aligned with requirements and objectives.
• Ensure traceability between requirements, verification methods, qualification events, and test results.
• Support T&E planning across the full design and development life cycle, including requirements development and design maturation.
• Coordinate with customer, test centers, labs and partner teams for test planning and execution.
• Support design and development of test fixtures to validate complex systems.
• Evaluate test discrepancies, root cause analyses, corrective actions and retests.
• Support hands-on integration troubleshooting at system and subsystem levels.
• Prepare technical briefings and verification status updates.

Skills

Systems engineering

Analytical thinking

Technical writing

Briefing skills

Communication skills

Team collaboration

Independent work

Education

Bachelor’s degree in a related field

MS degree preferred

Tools

Creo/SolidWorks

Altium

Windchill

Windchill Quality Solutions

MATLAB

Python

Job description

We are a world-class team of professionals who deliver next generation technology and products in robotic and autonomous platforms, ground, soldier, and maritime systems in 50+ locations world-wide. Much of our work contributes to innovative research in the fields of sensor science, signal processing, data fusion, artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), and augmented reality (AR).

QinetiQ US’s dedicated experts in defense, aerospace, security, and related fields all work together to explore new ways of protecting the American Warfighter, Security Forces, and Allies. Being a part of QinetiQ US means being central to the safety and security of the world around us. Partnering with our customers, we help save lives; reduce risks to society; and maintain the global infrastructure on which we all depend.

Being a part of QinetiQ US means being central to the safety and security of the world around us. Partnering with our customers, we help save lives; reduce risks to society; and maintain the global infrastructure on which we all depend.

Why Join QinetiQ US?

If you have the courage to take on a wide variety of complex challenges, then you will experience a unique working environment where innovative teams blend different perspectives, disciplines, and technologies to discover new ways of solving complex problems. In our diverse and inclusive environment, you can be authentic, feel valued, be respected, and realize your full potential. QinetiQ US will support you with workplace flexibility, a commitment to the health and well-being of you and your family and provide opportunities to work with a purpose. We are committed to supporting your success in both your professional and personal lives.

Position Overview

The Senior Systems engineer is responsible for logical and systematic assembly of test and evaluation protocols based upon customer and derived system requirements. The successful candidate will work within multidisciplinary teams providing verification, qualification, integration, and developmental test activities across the full design and development life cycle, ensuring that test planning, readiness, execution, and reporting are aligned with system requirements, program risk, and customer needs.

The successful candidate will be a hands-on person that will be comfortable with common test equipment and methods designing and executing a wide range of systems engineering and verification and validation (V&V) test functions in various lab and field environments in support of the product development teams.

This candidate must have a proven track record as a systems engineer working on development programs in Navy, DoD, or maritime systems.

Responsibilities

• Development of product design descriptions, requirements and system test documentation, safety analysis reports, and technical analyses against requirements.
• Provide systems engineering and oversight of test and evaluation activities
• Develop, review, update, test plans, verification approaches, and qualification documentation in alignment with system requirements and program objectives.
• Ensure traceability between system requirements, verification methods, qualification events, and test results.
• Support T&E planning across the full design and development life cycle, including requirements development, design maturation, integration, verification, qualification, and formal program reviews.
• Coordinate with the customer, test centers, laboratories, and partner teams to support test planning, scheduling, resource alignment, and execution.
• Support design and development of test fixtures to validate complex systems, subsystems, and components.
• Evaluate test discrepancies, root cause analyses, corrective action plans, and regression or retest activities.
• Support hands-on integration troubleshooting at system and subsystem levels
• Prepare technical briefings, system assessment inputs, and verification status updates.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelors of Science Degree in Systems Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Electrical-Mechanical Engineering, Electrical/Computer Engineering, or Software Engineering; MS preferred.
• At least five years of relevant industry experience in systems engineering, test and evaluation, integration and test, or qualification experience supporting defense acquisition programs.
• Experience with fielded DOD systems and/or prior work in Navy or maritime systems
• Experience developing, reviewing, or assessing test plans, procedures, readiness documentation, verification documentation, and test reports for complex defense systems
• Experience with requirements development, management, and traceability
• Experience working in a multidisciplinary team environment
• Experience working independently and managing priorities and tasks over multiple projects
• Experience with Military Standards, such as MIL-STD-810, MIL-STD-882, MIL-STD-461, MIL-STD-464
• Strong analytical, technical writing, and briefing skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a DOD Security Clearance

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge and experience with DOD, SAE, IEEE, and/or IPC standards
• Experience supporting U.S. Navy or DoD test and evaluation activities, including coordination with government test organizations, ranges, or laboratories such as ATEC.
• Experience with developmental test, qualification test, system verification, verification cross-reference matrices, and test readiness reviews.
• Working knowledge of ME and/or EE CAD Tools (Creo, Solidworks, Altium, etc.)
• Experience with software programming (C, C++, MATLAB, Python)
• Experience in system reliability analysis using both calculated and measured data
• Familiarity with CMMI Level 3 Processes
• Experience designing test fixtures
• Experience with Windchill and Windchill Quality Solutions
• Familiar with Data Collection and Analysis tools

Pay Transparency

The salary range for this role is $91,000 - $143,500. The salary range provided is a good faith estimate representative of all experience levels. QinetiQ US considers several factors when extending an offer, including but not limited to, the role, function and associated responsibilities, a candidate’s work experience, location, education/training, and key skills.

Accessibility/Accommodation:

If because of a medical condition or disability you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please send an e-mail to [e-mail] or call [phone] Opt. 1 and let us know the nature of your request and contact information.

QinetiQ US is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All Qualified Applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, age, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected Veteran status.